Golden Autumn Network gathers in Beijing, and show its grand style together on National Day. ——The 20th Family Tennis Competition of the 2025 “Seagull Ivy Cup” and the 16th Team Tennis Competition of the “Yuetu Cup” were grandly held in Beijing.
The whole country is jubilant during the National Day holiday. Beijing is bright and refreshing in autumn, and the sky is clear and clear. On October 1, the atmosphere in the Lotus Court Gas Gallery of the National Tennis Center was warm. The 20th Ivy League Tennis Championship and the 16th Ivy League Tennis Team Invitational Tournament of the 2025 “Seagull Ivy League Cup” officially kicked off here.
The event is sponsored by Beijing Ivy Sports Culture Development Co., Ltd. and co-organized by Pan Pacific Education Technology Group in Canada. It has been sponsored and supported by Bitge (Hangzhou) Sports Industry Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Xingyue Security Technology Co., Ltd., Yuetu Travel Technology (Group) Co., Ltd., Kunlun Mountainshui, Zhejiang Tianlong Tennis Co., Ltd. and other units. The organizing committee took advantage of the trend of the China Tennis Open to hold a grand and warm opening ceremony. The opening ceremony was hosted by Zhou Bei, Secretary-General of the Ivy League Club, and President Hu Xiaofan attended and delivered a speech. Mr. Hu Xiaofan welcomed the contestants from all over the country and wished the event a complete success. Wang Yazhong, Chairman of the Chenyang Tennis Association, Pei Zhi, Vice President of Pan Pacific Education Technology Group of Canada and other guests attended the scene. In his speech, Mr. Pei Zhi encouraged athletes to show their style, level and health in the competition, and expressed their good wishes for the event.
Ivy Tennis Club is an amateur tennis organization with wide influence in China. Since the founder Hu Xiaofan and his son set a precedent for participating in international family competitions in the 1990s, they have held family tennis matches at the National Tennis Center for many years during the China Open. The results have been significant and have become a fine example of domestic amateur tennis. So far, more than 5,000 domestic and foreign players participating in the Ivy League series have accumulated, covering family groups and group groups, and the scale and influence of the competition have continued to expand. Family events are aimed at “patriotism, love home, and love tennis” to convey the integration of family affection and friendship. The slogan of this competition, “Happy Ivy, Gathering at the China Open” resounded throughout the court. The positive, healthy and happy tennis spirit advocated by Ivy is not only reflected in sports competitions, but also achieved the inheritance and innovation of tennis culture.
The competition attracted 150 contestants from Beijing, Hong Kong, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Tianjin and other places to participate, and 16 referees and several volunteers and staff participated. The family mixed doubles group covers a variety of combinations such as couples, father and daughter, mother and son, siblings, siblings and grandchildren. The competition has family group 90+ mixed doubles, 90-mixed doubles, 14+ men’s doubles, 14-men’s doubles and other events according to age. The men’s doubles group consists of father and son, brothers, grandparents and grandchildren. The family match and the team match had a total of 100 exciting matches, with a trust system scoring and a group cycle of 6 games without a preemptive match. The organizing committee signed a rigorous and responsible attitude with all players before the game, clarifying the rights and responsibilities of the game, and ensuring that the game strictly follows the “Tennis Rules” and is carried out in an orderly manner.
During the one-day schedule, the players showed their persistence in tennis and their superb skills – powerful bottom-line sprints, clever front-net interceptions, delicate cutting and short cuts, and each point condenses concentration and struggle. Everyone adheres to the concept of “competition on the field and making friends off the field”, making the competition a bridge for the exchange of skills and the transmission of friendship. Events are not only a contest of technology, but also a persistent pursuit of tennis spirit. While improving the players’ skills, they also gained health and friendship.
After intense and orderly competition, various championships were born one after another: 14+ men’s doubles champions Liu Zhile and Liu Puwei, 14- men’s doubles champions Liu Fenghe and Liu Yifan, 90+ mixed doubles champions Su Qizhong and Xuanyan, 90- mixed doubles champions Su Nianlei and Su Ruihan. The organizing committee awarded generous prizes to the winners and prepared practical souvenirs for all participants. It is more worth mentioning that the organizing committee also provides athletes with the opportunity to watch the Chinese Tennis Open at the Beijing National Tennis Center during the National Day holiday, so that everyone can enjoy the charm of tennis while feeling the high-level event atmosphere.
The successful holding of this event fully demonstrates the excellent organizational ability and high-level event execution of Ivy League Tennis Club. This is not only a concentrated display of tennis, but also an important measure to implement the strategy of building a strong sports country and promote the national tennis to a new level. It also injects new vitality into the cause of national fitness. Ivy Club will take this opportunity to continue to create high-quality events and promote the continuous development of China’s tennis industry.
Editor-in-charge: Ke Peng
